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Judge C.B. McNeil dealt with the following case Wednesday, April 6: Leo Ernest Barnaby , Sr., 58, Ronan, admitted committing the amended offense of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, a felony. The court accepted the plea agreement and found Barnaby guilty. Sentencing is set for Wednesday, May...
POLSON — Minnie R. Pszolkowski, 91, of Polson, and formerly of McKees Rocks, Pa., passed away at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Gerry and Joe Browning, on Thursday, April 7. Funeral services will be held in McKees Rocks, Pa. Grogan Funeral Home, Polson, is honored to assist locally with ar...
ST. IGNATIUS — Karma Leona Papenfuss Cook was born December 2, 1922 in Corinne, Utah to Curt and Catherine Papenfuss. She died April 9, 2011 in Missoula, Montana at the age of 88. Karma spent her early years in Corinne, Utah; McGill, Nev.; and St. Ignatius, Mont. Her family moved to St. Ignatius in 193...
Editor, Greetings, fellow addicts and alcoholics in recovery. My name is Jon Denton. I am writing this letter to see what kind of response I will get in regards to starting a recovery/re-entry support group. A group for humans like myself who have made poor decisions in our past but have reconstructed our c...
I got a bitter taste of veto today when I learned the governor killed HB 531 – which I carried through passage in the Senate. It was one of several tort reform bills. It would have reduced repeat lawsuits in a civil case, such as a medical malpractice where a doctor, a surgeon and a hospital are multip...
Editor, The Nk’wusm Salish Language School administration, teachers, staff, and students are to be commended for their fine performance of “Rabbit and Fox.” The show was presented to the public at the Arlee-Charlo Theatre on the Salish Kootenai College campus. Narrated by an outstandi...
Editor, I wrote this poem to express appreciation for the performance and beautiful music by the hard-working cast and crew of Shenandoah. The play was a poignant reminder of the many brave and courageous men and women from all walks of life: those who stay at home as well as those who go; all of whom deser...
Editor, Folks, this "crash tax" is not a done deal and it is not just us fighting this bad idea. All across the nation communities just like ours are speaking out, forcing many fire districts and city councils to reconsider their decisions. Because of public protest, many cities have rejected the idea, ...
Jobs and the economy: Will what is happening in Libya affect Montana’s economy? The increase in the price of a barrel of oil improves the state tax coffers, but each of us will pay more at the pump. And I’ve been watching the federal budget fiasco. What will happen to the money we get from them? ...
The end is starting to come into sight here in Helena as the budget will be back from conference committee and ready to pass on to the governor this week. He will not like it as it is. It will be balanced to the revenue projections and they are still going down each month. The positioning with vetoes, amenda...
